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Excerpt from The Journal of the Polynesian Society, 1904, Vol. 13: Containing the Transactions and Proceedings of the Society There is no question as to the use of green flax leaves tied up in bundles three to four inches in thickness, which the Maoris used as a defence against bullets in modern warfare, but it is doubtful if it is an ancient custom. Such bundles of flex would, however, be quite impervious to spears. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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